Ifirst met Kevin Chevalier in 2022, at a Rasheed Wallace street-signing in West Philly. Chevalier is a Delco kid, proudly grew up in Springfield. An athlete and a music-lover, he played high school basketball and always felt connected to the city through the sports scene.

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When it was time for college, he chose Temple, then moved to West Philly, where he’s been living for more than a decade. Five years ago he started online culture magazine The City Root ( thecityroot.com ). Working in engineering and healthcare advertising, he burnt out of corporate America. He wanted to become a teacher. He wanted to pursue his more creative passions. “I never looked at it like ‘I’m gonna be rich doing this,’” he told me. He wasn’t out for the money. He now teache

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